Stories from organizations and people turning generosity into impact.
Ahead of legacy month, former London Community Board Chair Erin Naylor – a wills, estates, and corporate lawyer with Scott Petrie LLP – discusses the benefits of legacy giving and how you can leave a gift in your will to London Community Foundation.
April 27, 2026
For people living with chronic joint pain, everyday movements as simple as standing and walking can become overwhelming challenges. For patients served by Operation Walk Canada, access to joint replacement surgery can mean the difference between a life limited by pain and one renewed with independence and dignity.
April 27, 2026
This story was first published in London Community Foundation’s 2024 Impact Report, in May 2025.
Fun. Hardworking. Caring. Animal Lovers. Those are the core values that guide the Paul and Suzanne Manders Family Fund.
April 4, 2026
Ahead of legacy month, former London Community Board Chair Erin Naylor – a wills, estates, and corporate lawyer with Scott Petrie LLP – discusses the benefits of legacy giving and how you can leave a gift in your will to London Community Foundation.
April 27, 2026
For people living with chronic joint pain, everyday movements as simple as standing and walking can become overwhelming challenges. For patients served by Operation Walk Canada, access to joint replacement surgery can mean the difference between a life limited by pain and one renewed with independence and dignity.
April 27, 2026
This story was first published in London Community Foundation’s 2024 Impact Report, in May 2025.
Fun. Hardworking. Caring. Animal Lovers. Those are the core values that guide the Paul and Suzanne Manders Family Fund.
April 4, 2026
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Grant Summary: The Learn to Grow, Grow to Give Project combines food literacy/education and food security programming in innovative, efficient ways by growing and providing fresh, healthy foods for food-insecure families, while delivering equitable, accessible food education programming for children, families, and schools.
July 29, 2025
Project Summary: In 2022, Statistics Canada reported that 38% of Black households were food-insecure—twice the rate of white households and surpassing all other racialized communities. Alarmingly, 4 in 10 Black homes face food insecurity, and 46.6% of Black children live in food-insecure households. The Type Diabeat It Kitchen Project directly addresses these challenges by developing its 1.5-acre agricultural site.
July 29, 2025
Type Diabeat-It is dedicated to ensuring Black and People of Colour understand what it means to live with diabetes by offering education and support.
Much of their work revolves around food education, with classes and events about diet and cooking held regularly in community spaces. In 2024, they made significant progress on their Harvest Haven project, which tackles food insecurity among the community in London that Type Diabeat-It serves.
February 12, 2025
London Community Foundation (LCF) in partnership with the Lawson Foundation announced its creation of the LCF COVID-19 Response Fund – a collaborative effort to support our community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Led by LCF with an initial contribution of $300,000, matched by the Lawson Foundation by way of their Miggsie Fund, through which they have been supporting the London community since 2005, the $600,000 fund will provide a central location for philanthropists, corporations, individuals and families to support immediate needs in our community that have emerged as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 30, 2020
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